Well, this may be my last blog till I get back from Quito.  I leave this Wednesday and will be there till the 26th.  I am looking forward to seeing Andrea and letting her show me her world – or at least her world for the past 3 months.   If you feel inclined to pray, I was not able to get my eye surgery scheduled before I leave, so my vision is not that great, but I am trusting that I will still be able to enjoy our time together there in Quito. 

You know, it’s amazing what advances there are now in the medical field.  I will be having outpatient surgery on my eyes where they will literally cut a hole in the side of my eye, suck out the lens behind my iris, and insert a new lens and attach it at 4 spots to the eye muscles so I can focus both near and far just as my original eye focused.  All this will be done and I will go home, rest for 24 hours and be right back at work.  It amazes me.  The doctor said there will be minimal discomfort, not unlike haveing a fine grain of sand in my eye for a while then it will gradually fade away.   Isn’t God incredible that he allowed man the knowledge to do this?  I don’t see it as any less of a miracle that God would work through an eye surgeon than if He miraculously healed my vision.    I have two surgeries (one on each eye) on Nov. 2nd and the 16th.

 I am bringing some awesome books with me to Quito to read thanks to your suggestions.  I’m especially looking forward to reading Shane Claiborne’s “Irresistible Revolution”.  If I get to an internet cafe I will blog while I’m in Quito.